[Ethyl]

I'm serious, though. The pic I popped up is of Sec. Chaffee, and I can see the medal-pinning pic as him from behind and as a younger man. It certainly isn't Lehman circa 1981 or later, J'Effin would be too old for that at that point

How do you know what metal he was receiveing?? Could have been one of the fake purple hearts? I checked, he was slightly injured 2/28/69; 3/5/69; and 4/17/69 busy guy getting all scratched up that way. He obviously got the Bronse Star and Silver Star at least 10 years later, he was probably begging the Navy so much, they finally gave in and said..........give the sob the metals to get him off our backs.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Slightly injured 4/17 ??????

????????

Kerry had left Vietnam by then!

His last "wound" was was 3/17 ... Maybe that's what SHOULD be in the record.

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By the way: That couldn't be Chaffee handing out the medal: Chaffee's position as Sec Nav is a civilian position, and he (Chaffee would NOT be wearing a uniform at any time.

Kerry is wearing his admiral-aide's epaulet on his shoulder: so this was done that summer back home as a photo op.

Before Kerry left active duty early!

[Parthalan]

Once again it should be pointed out that Chafee is and, as SECNAV, was a civilian. As such would NOT have been in a naval uniform at the issuance of a medal to Kerry.

[TomGuy]

I checked, he was slightly injured 2/28/69; 3/5/69; and 4/17/69 busy guy getting all scratched up that way. He obviously got the Bronse Star and Silver Star at least 10 years later, he was probably begging the Navy so much, they finally gave in and said..........give the sob the metals to get him off our backs.

IIRC, a few months ago, some of the guys who served with Kerry in VN made statements about Kerry hitting them up for recommendations for medals. That would have had to be later (after they were out of VN). It seems several agreed to sign the recommendations for commendations just to get Kerry to quit bugging them.